Histopolis Place-of-the-Day
Histopolis features a different cemetery, town, county or other place every day on the Place-of-The-Day.
Friday, October 29, 2010
The Histopolis Place-of-the-Day for Friday, October 29, 2010 is the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
"A state law was passed in 1976 and signed by Governor Raul Castro authorizing the development of a state veterans cemetery. The cemetery was dedicated December 9, 1978 and the first burial occurred on March 19, 1979. The cemetery was officially transferred to the VA on April 1, 1989. The cemetery consists of 225 acres and will not reach capacity until well after the year 2030. The Department of Veterans Affairs spent over $13 million for improvements in 1999. The project included three new committal shelters, maintenance building, visitor center, founders plaza, assembly area, columbaria, and extensive landscaping."
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October 2010
| Day | Place |
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| 1 | Whatcom County, Washington |
| 2 | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia |
| 3 | Barrancas National Cemetery, Escambia County, Florida |
| 4 | Calverton National Cemetery, Suffolk County, New York |
| 5 | Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado |
| 6 | Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California |
| 7 | Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
| 8 | Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California |
| 9 | Houston National Cemetery, Harris County, Texas |
| 10 | Alexandria National Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
| 11 | Alton National Cemetery, Alton, Alton Township, Madison County, Illinois |
| 12 | Balls Bluff National Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia |
| 13 | Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland |
| 14 | Bath National Cemetery, Steuben County, New York |
| 15 | Beverly National Cemetery, Edgewater Park Township, Burlington County, New Jersey |
| 16 | Black Hills National Cemetery, Unorganized Territory of Southwest Meade, Meade County, South Dakota |
| 17 | Cave Hill National Cemetery, Cave Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
| 18 | City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia |
| 19 | Cold Harbor National Cemetery, Hanover County, Virginia |
| 20 | Corinth National Cemetery, Corinth, Supervisor District 3, Alcorn County, Mississippi |
| 21 | Crown Hill National Cemetery, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Center Township, Marion County, Indiana |
| 22 | Danville National Cemetery, Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois |
| 23 | Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Fayetteville Township, Washington County, Arkansas |
| 24 | Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas |
| 25 | Togus National Cemetery, Chelsea Town, Kennebec County, Maine |
| 26 | Fort Meade National Cemetery, Unorganized Territory of Southwest Meade, Meade County, South Dakota |
| 27 | Old Fort Winnebago Cemetery, Fort Winnebago Town, Columbia County, Wisconsin |
| 28 | Long Island National Cemetery, Suffolk County, New York |
| 29 | National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona |
| 30 | Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas |
| 31 | Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma |
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Note: The first Place-of-the-Day was in September 2010
